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BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 26

Dell Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 59 species recorded across 14 survey years, still active.

59Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2010–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Arkansas Dell

Top 40 of 59 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dell route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1582025-7%2012
DickcisselCardinalidae802025+18%2012
Canada GooseAnatidae702024+21%2018
KilldeerCharadriidae332025-38%2012
Mourning DoveColumbidae182025-73%2012
Common GrackleIcteridae142025+65%2012
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132024+77%2012
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82025-53%2012
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82024n/an/a
American GoldfinchFringillidae72015+0%2011
Northern CardinalCardinalidae72025-43%2012
House SparrowPasseridae72025-47%2012
Chimney SwiftApodidae62010n/an/a
Horned LarkAlaudidae62025-85%2012
Wood DuckAnatidae52018+20%2016
Great EgretArdeidae52018n/an/a
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42025-91%2012
American RobinTurdidae42025+41%2012
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42023+200%2019
Purple MartinHirundinidae42025-29%2021
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae32025-60%2013
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32024-69%2012
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32025+127%2012
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32025-60%2012
MallardAnatidae32024-9%2015
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22024-43%2012
American Barn OwlTytonidae22013+100%2010
Blue JayCorvidae22025-50%2012
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22025-29%2011
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22024-62%2012
Brown ThrasherMimidae22023-47%2012
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae22025-64%2012
Tufted TitmouseParidae22021-64%2012
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae22025+60%2012
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22022+50%2016
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22024+100%2019
House FinchFringillidae22024+100%2021
Bald EagleAccipitridae22024n/an/a
Great Blue HeronArdeidae12025-80%2012
Green HeronArdeidae12023-33%2012

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.